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Not me wanting to crawl into this book and never leave it. Primus is great and all and I like him, but that sadistic vamp Rorrick......absolutely a delight everytime hes on the scene. Love that murderous, casually dismissive, cold as ice but so goddamn hot at the same time. I love the way the mystical, magical, supernatural, and holy worlds all blend together to create this world. I love the murder mystery curled up with palace intrigue, a fight for freedom, and (gods I hope) love triangle that all work together to make this such a brilliant story.
And I want the next one. Now.
I loved the first book, loved the second book, and fucking love the 3rd and final installment in this series! I don't have the words to say how incredible this series is. Mother of All ends the series in a way that is perfect, showcasing how far all the characters have come and tying everything together; not in a neat little bow, but in a way that shows how much further they all still have to go. but knowing they will get there
Accidentally started the 2nd book in this series first and quickly realized I needed to start with Deep Freeze. The world building and character development was so intense, I could barely understand half of what was going on in the 2nd book. Deep Freeze is incredible, a dystopian world not too far off from our own. Also John Reiff is such an amazing fighter. A very creative, thrilling, cleverly written story. Now, to restart Cold Storage with a full understanding of this world.
I've been a fan of West Wing since I was 12 years old. I've seen the series more than a dozen times and learned that you can actually wear out a DVD by watching ours too much. This book is an incredible behind the scenes book, with anecdotes on its creation that are funny and meaningful. My favorite parts weren't the behind the scenes look at casting or making of some of my favorite episodes, or stories of the actors. Instead, I enjoyed learning about the acts of service and the involvement of the entire cast in civil service and charity work. Finally, the final words, the Jed Bartlet speech cobbled together from the bits of the scripts was an incredible message. It's an amazing book, I loved it.
“Out of everyone on this planet who spends their life clawing for power, the Putins and the Julians of the world. Why them and not you?” Kol to Cora, later echoed by Cora to Ampersand, why the militarists and not us? This book is incredible, and very hard to put down. Using the transients and that whole conflict as well as showing the difference between
Esperas' and Ampersand's and Nikola's reactions to lead up to the finale and Cora blowing it all up on the Third Party to end in that exchange made for an incredible book. It also sets up the next one really nicely.
I loved this book. Axioms End was great, don't get me wrong, but this book.....this was something else all together. It was beautiful and tragic. I loved the way the author takes on the heavy concepts of xenophobia and trauma and PTSD. The way she described PTSD alone is so real and raw. It's a wonderful book.
I loved this book so much. First off, any fiction book that has footnotes is incredible, I love those little world building details so very much. I laughed, out loud, so many times while reading. I fell in love with the characters, with the writing style (so witty, so complex, so cool), and I have a new favorite phrase “projectile autism”, which was said as a slur but feels like a badge of pride when I think of all the amazing moments I learned cool new facts. River Gale is the fictional love of my life. Read this book. Fall in love the way I did. It's just so amazing.
Like the other two books by Charles Soule I've read, the key takeaway of the Endless Vessel is hope and love and human connections are what can heal the world. Endless hope, boundless love, and the desire to use those to help the world be better than it is. I loved this book and it's message so much. I love the Lazarene and it's desire to learn and grow and build what it takes to make the world a better place.
This book almost didn't exist, and I am so grateful to the few dozen strangers out there who helped it come into being because it is an incredible book. I went into it going “Ooh, Firefly-esque story, nice” and it is so much better than anything I could have imagined. While it does have a ragtag crew on a ship patched together by a loyal tech who loves the ship (and its AI), it has a world-building with aliens beyond anything I could have ever dreamed up, a central government that is trying its best to handle the politics of a variety of cultures and creatures that have competing needs, the crew is what breathes so much life into the story. I love all of them, and I'm sad to see them go, but they end on such a great note. I can't wait to read the next one.
I made a mistake and read this book right before bed. It's a truly horrifying love story. All the little red flags that the reader, like Ro, ignores because the falling in love story is so, so incredibly saccharine. And then, the gut punch at the end and you remember, oh yeah, it's a horror story. A truly dark, twisted, grotesque, horror story. And then you're sitting there, wondering how you're going to be able to sleep with the image of a woman who has had her legs amputated and fed to her now having her arms amputated and you just know they're going to be the fed to her for dinner tomorrow night. Heh, pray for sweet dreams after finishing this story.
I knew I was going to love this book as soon as I saw the endorsement by Cory Doctorow on the front, and I never could have guessed exactly how right that was. Rabbits is incredible. The twists and turns are perfect, with Miles doing a great job of making the reader feel the same sense of discombobulated and confused that K does. The writing is perfect, and the story flows along beautifully. I love it and I'm starting on the second one.....now
I've yet to read a disappointing book by Cory Doctorow. The Lost Cause is amazing, and I love how it takes on the political climate of the near future. It's hopeful for future while being realistic about what it might look like if we keep on the same path we are now. Recommended reading for everyone, just like Walkaway.
Lacey's journey in Rainbow Black is unique to her but also so much like the journey so many queer people (including myself) have had to go through. Trial and tribulations (literally, in Lacey's case) and reinventing yourself, trying so hard to leave behind the past while still being haunted by it. Finding happiness in the midst of everything and eventually coming to grips with everything that happened and paying your dues and then being able to finally move on. Her story is heartbreaking, inspiring, horrifying, and eventually concluded with the same bitter sweet farewell she and Gwen shared.
I love this book, so much.
“I liked how to make it clear that revolutions don't happen overnight. Just because there's a huge battle doesn't mean the revolution is over.”
Never has an author so smoothly summed up a 335 page book before. The book takes place over centuries, and takes on the concept of “the arch of history bends towards justice”; showing that the bend toward justice is not only a lengthy process, but also incredibly difficult work built on small victories over time. There are few books that use read that I would recommend to everyone I meet (walkaway and Atlas Shrugged being two of them) and this book is one of them. I'm going to read it again and again and again until it's seared into my brain.
It was a great book, about memory, and going back to relive your memories as you are today, looking back on things that happened before with the knowledge and wisdom you have today, especially with the help of a therapist to unpack and unravel all the issues you didn't have the time or ability to before.
I'm a survivor of abuse, and Unclutter is one of the best books I've read with that subject. I devoured the book and enjoyed every second of it. The cast is diverse, the characters are loveable (even when they are being a bit thick headed) and I really do love the happy ending. It's an amazing story that I will cherish forever.
I was initially disappointed to learn that there weren't anymore Livia Lone stories, but after finishing this, it makes sense. Her story, her revenge, and the revenge of the others she's known along the way, it's over. While I'd love to read another 100 more just like it, it's a pretty decent ending.
